The happy hour meetings in a smoky manhattan bar
between Malibu Lou and Bruce at Melted Records and
Christy Brigitte Darlington resulted in 'Mess You Up'-
a collection of Darlington rarities, favourites,
out-of-print tracks and surprises! (It also spawned a
raucous 1999 US tour- but thats another story!) This
cd collection features tracks unavailable elsewhere
and is a perfect addition to your Darlington CD
collection! (and FYI- the cover photo is NOT Christy
Darlington- it's someone else!)

THIS IS NOTHING COMPARED TO GIRLTROVERSY, but this is still an excellent Darlington album. The best songs are sugar fix, marcia brady, and the classic "Holly". Darlington is arguably the best pop- punk band out there today. Another great release by a great label.

-dan

check out all the other melted releases and glenn's army.

p.s. i suck at writing reviews

Brandon from La Crosse, WI

Feb 4 2004

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Darlington open their vaults on this CD. As you all should know by now, Darlington used to be called Mess, and they recorded an album and a 7" under that name. Well, this CD is basically Darlington re-releasing all of their old Mess material. So don't mistake this album, as the follow-up to Girltroversy, because that it is not.

If you're into that more trashy sound with raw vocals, you should enjoy this album. I mean for $3, even if you end up not liking the album, it's no biggie. However, I'm sure most Darlington fans will enjoy this look back at their early material. Check it out.

Josh from Christiansburg, VA

Jan 23 2004

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Darlington rocks. Enough said. I've been a fan for awhile, but I only recently got around to purchasing this CD. If you like the band's other material, then this is a must have. The humor, hooks, and great pop-punk are all there. Plus, for $3, how can you go wrong? Highly recommended...

Eric from Salinas, CA

May 24 2003

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If you're buying your first Darlington CD, go buy "Girltroversy". This disc was more of an acquired taste for me. Most of these songs are in better form on the Mess CD, but this album is worth owning because of the other tracks which aren't found anywhere else.

Mike from Attica, NY

Nov 2 2002

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this is a great album...girltroversy rocked and this is right up there with it i think. get it!! i mean come on, 17 tracks for 3 bux now? ORDER THIS DISC AND PICK UP ALL THE OTHER DARLINGTON DISCS!!

Scott from Houston, TX

May 3 2002

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Their CD "Girltroversy" is a good time for all but this one so far lacks a bit. Some of the songs are in the same vein as "Girltroversy" but many are missing the vulgar humor that made the last CD so fun. There is however a great version of "Sugar Fix" which rocks the pants off the one on Girl. If you're a fan of Darlington there is a lot to be found here to like but if you've never heard the band before...let "Girltroversy" spin in your head for awhile first.

Christian from Blentarp, Sweden

Mar 27 2001

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kick ass punkrock! this album is so good.dirty pop punkrock from tx.this is a record that should be on repeat on your partys.